2 Samuel 14:5

14:5 The king replied to her, “What do you want?” ¹  She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:2

14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning ²  and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. ³ 

[14:5]  ¹ tn Heb “What to you?”

[14:2]  ² tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.

[14:2]  ³ tn Heb “these many days.”